The Seneca Nation wants to take over a $28.5 million road construction project on tribal territory because of a dispute with New York state.

Seneca leaders say Thursday that they've asked federal highway officials to re-allocate funding for Interstate 86 reconstruction from the state to the western New York tribe because Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration won't honor long-standing practices concerning projects on tribal territories. Those include paying for tribal monitors and building a 3.5 percent fee for the nation into project bids.

Seneca President Robert Porter says no work will go forward on Seneca territory if the rules aren't followed.

In their response to Porter, state transportation officials say they've never paid for monitoring on routine maintenance like the Route 86 project and compare the administrative fee to a kickback.